Africanized Bee (Noun)
Meaning
A strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Africanized bees have become a significant threat to many regions of the Americas due to their aggressive behavior and potent venom.
- When we visited Brazil, we encountered an Africanized bee colony in a nearby forest.
- Experts have struggled to contain the rapid spread of Africanized bees throughout Central and South America.
- Compared to European honeybees, Africanized bees display a higher level of defensiveness in the presence of potential threats.
- Due to the warmer climate, regions as far north as Texas are now witnessing increasing populations of Africanized bees.